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Orientalism and Empire: North Caucasus Mountain Peoples and the Georgian Frontier, 1845-1917
Austin Jersild
Orientalism and Empire: North Caucasus Mountain Peoples and the Georgian Frontier, 1845-1917
Austin Jersild
Presents the complex and troubled history of Russia's relationship with the mountain peoples of the North Caucasus. This book discusses religion, ethnicity, archaeology, transcription of languages, customary law, and the fate of Shamil to illustrate the work of empire-builders and the emerging imperial imagination.
288 pages, Illustrations
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | April 23, 2003 |
ISBN13 | 9780773523296 |
Publishers | McGill-Queen's University Press |
Pages | 288 |
Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 18 mm · 500 g |
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